Most fruits and veggies can be stored in the refrigerator. A crisper drawer will help protect your produce and keep the moisture in to maintain freshness for longer.
Don't refrigerate. Store in a cool, dark place with relatively high humidity. Allow air circulation. Keep separate from onions, bananas, and other ethylene-producing items.
Preserve fruits and vegetables for a longer period
Most vegetables, like carrots, potatoes, broccoli, cabbage and celery should be stored in a plastic bag or container in the crisper of your fridge. Mushrooms are best stored in a paper bag. Vegetables should be stored in a different part of the fridge than fruit. This will prevent them from ripening too fast.
All cut, peeled or cooked vegetables or fruits should be stored in clean, covered containers in the refrigerator at 40° F or less. Store in plastic bags. Do not wash before storing. Wet beans will develop black spots and decay quickly.
Garlic, Onions, and Shallots
With the exception of spring onions and scallions, alliums shouldn't be stored in the fridge. These bulbs benefit from being kept in a cool, dry, dark place. And make sure to avoid wrapping them in plastic bags. Your shallots, onions, and garlic want to breathe!
These fruits and veggies don't make a whole lot of ethylene on their own but are sensitive to it:
Storing fruit in the fridge
All of them last at least a month and many of them remain good far longer than that.
There are three types of food storage options: dry storage refers to the storing of items which don't require a climate controlled environment; refrigerated storage is defined as foods that require storage at a cool temperature, but not a freezing temperature; and frozen food storage, which are foods that are required ...
Produce that does best in cold, moist storage includes:
If you buy your carrots in a plastic bag without the greens, leave them in the packaging until ready to use. If the carrots came with their green tops, remove the tops before storing. Unwashed grapes should be kept on their stems until ready to use.
For fruits: Non-cherry stone fruits, avocados, tomatoes, mangoes, melons, apples, and pears will continue to ripen if left sitting out on a countertop, while items like bell peppers, grapes, all citrus, and berries will only deteriorate and should be refrigerated.
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